Fourth of July Crowds in 5 Cities Flee Mass Shootings, Real and Imagined

quaternary of July parade and fireworks were interrupted in at least five U.S. urban center by crowds fly what they thought were mass gunman on Monday . But only two of the incidents involved firearms , while the other three were misunderstandings that sent citizenry unravel for their lives in a country overrun with anxiousness and submerge in guns .

The danger was very real in some of those cities , like Highland Park , Illinois , where seven the great unwashed were killed and at least 36 were injured in a plenty shooting , despite the area being smother by police policeman . A somebody of pastime , identify as 22 - year - oldRobert E. Crimo III , has been arrested in connection to that shooting and no motive has been established yet .

And the affright was also well - warranted in Philadelphia , where two police officers were reportedly injured by gunfire during a concert and fireworks display . The news show of the shootings send the crowdinto a frenzytrying to get out of the area . No suspects have been arrested yet in that pillow slip and it ’s not reset the gunfire was even “ intentional ” accord toCNN . burn guns into the atmosphere is a Fourth of July tradition for some people and there ’s speculation the cops were injured by “ ricochet from celebratory gunfire . ”

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But other cities , like Orlando , Florida , experienced the panic of a multitude shot without the genuine shot . Crowds had tuck for pyrotechnic at Eola Lake in Orlando , Florida on Monday evening before scattering inall directions . The crowd seemingly heard nearby firecrackers and believed it was gunshots around 9:45 p.m. local prison term . Twelve people were wound in the stampede , accord toClick Orlando .

Crowds also come out running in Harrisburg , Pennsylvania on Monday night at about 9:30 p.m. after people believed a passel shooting was in progress . Video posted to Twitter shows peoplefleeing the arena . In realism , it was just more firecrackers .

“ So me and my champion and his lady friend were like ordering food over there at one of the Warren E. Burger spots . And next matter you know , we learn somebody yell grease-gun and it was like a whole like at least 200 people hunt down up that way scat up Front Street , ” one witness narrate local TV stationABC27 .

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There was also an incident near theNational Mallin Washington , D.C. following the with child firework display there . Someone in the sphere started setting off cracker , guide masses to believe it was another mass shot .

Readers can click through to see trope and TV from the incident on Monday , though viewer circumspection is rede . Some of the photograph from Highland Park include bloodline in the aftermath of that attack .

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